Private Law And The Rule Of Law

The rule of law is widely perceived to be a public law doctrine, concerned with the way governmental authority conforms to dictates of law. This book explores the idea that the rule of law instead concerns the conditions under which any relationship - that among citizens as well as that between citizens and the state - becomes subject to law.

A scholarly and accessible examination of key themes, debates and issues in contemporary public law by leading authorities on the subject.

This publication aims at establishing a clear analysis of the nature and growth of the C-factor (C for constitutionalisation) in Germany, France, the UK and The Netherlands.

This volume compares the different conceptions of the rule of law that have developed in different legal cultures. It describes the social purposes and practical applications of the rule of law and how it might be improved in the varied circumstances.

This book considers the inherent complexities of private law; relevant to property, tort, contract, legal method and legal theory.

A pathbreaking theoretical and empirical study proposing social equality as a measure of the rule of law.